There is a new version of this course. Please see Modeling Cost Using SAS Cost and Profitability Management 8.1.

This course teaches the fundamental concepts and processes of building and analyzing multi-dimensional activity-based cost models through the use of OLAP analysis cubes, custom report templates, and the classic analytic view of an ABC model.

• describe activity-based costing (ABC) methodology
• use SAS Activity-Based Management 7.x software for reporting cost data
• construct an ABC model
• import and export model data
• perform dimensional analysis using online analytical processing techniques
• make decisions about the structure of your models.

Who should attend

Formats available	Standard duration
Classroom:	3.0 days

There are no formal prerequisites for this course.

This course addresses SAS Cost and Profitability Management software.

• defining the fundamental concepts of activity-based management (ABM)
• explaining the types of decisions that can be supported using activity-based management information

• opening the ABMO72 class model
• navigating through all of the workspaces
• describing the different roles and licenses

• describing dimensional categories for cost
• explaining how the dimensions affect the models structure
• using the New Model Wizard
• adding dimension members
• using the New Account Wizard to create intersection accounts
• adding cost to the model

• describing the importance of period-specific and scenario-specific models
• defining new periods and scenarios

• creating a column layout
• defining assignments
• defining the two fundamental drivers

• identifying the types of attributes
• creating attributes
• attaching attributes to intersection accounts

• identifying additional drivers
• using additional drivers in the model

• configuring and generating a Single-Stage cube and a Resource Contribution cube
• conducting a dimensional analysis of the ABMO72 OLAP model
• analyzing model data in the Table view
• analyzing model data in the Graph view

• defining stages and the stages attribute
• adding the stages attributes to a model and attaching them to accounts
• analyzing a multi-stage cube using the Explorer view

• navigating the Reports home page
• generating a report
• saving and deleting a report
• publishing a report

• explaining the function of the Contributions Query page
• using the contributions Query to analyze the class model

• defining two ways to export model information
• exporting a model to XML
• importing a model
• explaining the function of staging tables

• reviewing the modeling process
• identifying additional modeling tools, techniques, and courses